Saturday Shorts: Does the "C" in Congress stand for Cousins?

Opening Stuff:

Aha! I get it now. After reading today that new Senator elect Brown and "Light Brown" (According to Harry Reid) are related followed by another story linking Hillary and George Stephanopolis, you begin to understand why it is what it is. You know what the say about inbreeding.

Don't get too excited about that 5.7% growth in GDP. It was accompanied by a rise in unemployment and was more technical than reality. Of course the White House wants it to be a reality in their fantasy world, but in fact it is a cyclical reordering of inventories and occurred with very little help from spending. In fact, it was more representative of a false economy built upon the government dole.

While we're talking handouts, many small businesses are wondering what they would do with that extra employee that would give them $5,000 government bucks. Most realists say, "when the sales go up I'll hire". Basically it is cheaper for the Gov to pay five thousand to a company to help keep people out of the growing unemployment compensation pot than to fund it.

"Barbie" at 50 is more proof that plastic surgery works!

I couldn't be happier with the new statue honoring one of my favorite boyhood heroes, Bill Mazerosky. Of course, anybody who embarrasses the NY Ya-ya-ya...(Well You Know Who I Mean)...with one of the most dramatic ever, World Series winning home runs is on my immortals list for ever. And I also liked the way This great West Virginian Played Second base.

The Headlines:

--US Sells $6 Billion In Arms To Taiwan; China Puts Up Diplomatic Wall.
--Prez And GOP Parry; Both Sides Agree It Was Good; Both Sides Agree That The Other Side Still Doesn't Understand Them.
--Regulators Shut Down Banks In 5 States; New Shutdowns Bring YTD Total to 15.
--Music Fans Await Grammy Show; Nobody Awaits NFL ProBowl.
--NATO Airstrikes Mistakenly Kill Afghan Soldiers.
--Ice/Snow Paralyze South.

More Stuff:

For the past several years I have been planning for my Obit by joining lots of clubs like "The Wheel Watchers Club " and the "Stop & Shop Customer Appreciation Club" and the "Wal-Mart Happy Shopper Club". I expect by nap time I will have a list of publishable accomplishments that rival the world's achievers. But then I thought. the most important club is the one that will read "Beloved husband/Father".

Wily had a pretty good line for his cartoon showing the Titanic heading towards a giant iceberg and the captain saying: "The future of tired metaphors depends on us."

The favorite line of the week from your beloved Tids was, "The President probed every possible erogenous zone but never hit the GOP spot."

Get ready to fall in love. Tonight will be the night of the great big moon. Clear and huge. Reach out and grab a little of this heavenly orb's lunminescence to calm your soul and fire up your heart.